STEM jobs are increasing at staggering rates, meanwhile the amount of minorities and women graduating with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics remains alarmingly low.
Category: editorials
EDITOR'S DESK: A closer look at the ALS ice bucket challenge
It seems like everyone is taking the ALS ice bucket challenge.
HUBBUB: Title IX column resonates, how is a raise possible?
What is a hero's life worth?: Our first responders, police and firefighters' salaries should be commensurate with their duties. A starting salary of $40,000, with cost of living raises yearly, would …
EDITOR'S NOTES: The making of a column (VIDEO)
Happy Labor Day, North Okaloosa County!
COMMENTARY: Labor Day, any day, count your blessings
The average American is happy to have a paying job with the opportunity to make a little more money. Most Americans would like to work a few extra hours when they could. However, many Americans dream…
COMMENTARY: Minorities underrepresented in STEM fields
In 2013, Forbes magazine published an article titled, “For Metros with Flourishing Economies, Tech Sector at Center of Job Growth,” the statement is as true then as it is now.
COMMENTARY: The origins of the Labor Day holiday
Labor Day is a great time to relax and hit the beach. But before you pack the towel and sunblock, take time to consider the origins of the holiday and the late 19th-century working conditions that in…
HUBBUB: Suggestion for officers' starting wage, sports editor should rethink law's implications
Suggestion for officers' starting wage: These officers chose to protect and serve their community. They have families to support. They may even have student loans to pay off as well, for you have to …
EDITOR’S DESK: Here's to sticking around and staying sober
Thank you to everyone who attended the News Bulletin's Thursday open house at our new location, 638 N. Ferdon Blvd., across from the Dollar Tree.
HUBBUB: Praise for Crestview murder case's investigators, beyond campaign attack ads
Praise for Crestview murder case's investigators: Every time I drove by Ms. Melvin's home, seeing how Mother Nature was taking over the property, I wondered if the case would ever be solved.